The Adjutant General of Colorado U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mike Loh pins a medal on a 5th Battalion 19th Special Forces Group member at a Valor Ceremony, Feb. 10, 2018, following the units recent return.
Local and national leaders will honor Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers from Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Feb. 10, with valor awards they earned while deployed last year in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
The unit returned from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan in October 2017.
The awards approved include seven Purple Heart Medals, 10 Bronze Star Medals with Valor, and eight Army Commendation Medals with Valor. One Silver Star Medal has also been approved, but the member is currently deployed in support of the warfight.
Many of the 59 valor awards submitted are still pending.
(U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Warren Wright)
| Date Taken: | 02.10.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.11.2018 19:26 |
| Photo ID: | 4134456 |
| VIRIN: | 180210-A-HG995-006 |
| Resolution: | 4550x3250 |
| Size: | 1.21 MB |
| Location: | AURORA, COLORADO, US |
| Hometown: | WATKINS, COLORADO, US |
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